July 4 weekend busy for police in Iroquois County

Two Watseka men, a Sheldon resident, and a Kentland, IN man were among those arrested over the weekend in Watseka.

51-year-old Daniel Smith of Sheldon was charged with assault Sunday. Police were called to a local retail outlet for a fight in progress.

A domestic situation Sunday at a residence on W. Ash Street led to the arrest of 24-year-old Jeremy Morgan of Watseka. He was arrested for domestic battery and possession of cannabis. Police located five cannabis plants at the residence.

39-year-old Jacob Westerhoff of Watseka was arrested Sunday night on W. Walnut Street for driving under the influence.

A traffic stop for speeding led to additional charges against 31-year-old German Cornejo of Kentland. He was also charged with DUI, no valid driver's license and operating an uninsured vehicle.

June 14th hottest on record in Illinois

Weather was generally much cooler than usual around Illinois for the Fourth of July Weekend.

But if you thought it was much warmer than normal for June you were right. The state's average temperature was nearly three degrees higher than normal and it will go down as the 14th warmest June on the books.

State Climatologist Jim Angel adds though, "That doesn't tell the whole story. Western and southern Illinois were much drier with many location reports less than an inch."Angel noted Pittsfield recorded .13 inches of rain in June.

"Eastern and northern Illinois were much wetter with amounts of 3 to 5 inches very common across that area," Angel said.

Streator had the most rainfall in June at 9.71 inches.

WGFA's official NWS report for June was 4.34.

The lower half of the state picked up much needed rains this past weekend, washing out some firework shows but boosting the states' agriculture business.